Welcome!! The Ninth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church covers the state of Alabama, and is comprised of five (5) annual conferences: ALABAMA RIVER REGION, SOUTHEAST, NORTHEAST, SOUTHWEST, and NORTHWEST ALABAMA CONFERENCES. Alabama is home to some 275 AME congregations and nearly 20,000 members of the denomination. The 9th Episcopal District AME Church Office is located at 1500 Daniel Payne Drive; Birmingham, AL 35214.